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Four UK charities to benefit from online Star Wars fundraising initiative
Civil Society Media The fundraising platform Omaze works by offering tickets and products related to the new Star Wars: A Force Awakens film. Names of donors will then be put into a lucky dip with one winner getting a chance to go the film’s premier on 17 December. |
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Saudi king showered Obamas with $1.3 million in gifts in 2014
Yahoo Politics In each case, under the heading “circumstances justifying acceptance,” the State Department says “nonacceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. government.” Later in 2014, the Saudi minister of the National Guard, Prince Miteb bin … |
Independent Online31 days, two dresses and a good causeIndependent OnlineMilk Matters staff screen donors, pasteurise milk and make sure it gets to the hospitals where it is needed for really small babies – those who weigh under 1.5kg. For those very t…
Kathmandu PostProspects in ParisKathmandu PostThere is no dearth of climate-related plans and programmes the country has prepared with the support of many donors. They can provide enough reference for a broad plan for switchover to clean energy. There …
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Watertown Planning Board to review Black River Valley Club project
WatertownDailyTimes.com To help finance the project, a single donor has come forward with a $500,000 contribution, with promises of $400,000 in contributions from other donors. By taking over the historic building, Mr. Richardson said, … To honor the building’s rich history … |
MetroBan on gay and bisexual men giving blood to be reviewed by UK governmentMetroA rule prohibiting gay and bisexual men from giving blood is going to be reviewed. Men who have sex with men (known as MSM) are currently required to be celibate for a ye…
Provider costs for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and related …BMC Blogs NetworkIn order to raise awareness of the economic costs of CVD and to support increased allocation of resources for addressing CVD and risk conditions, accurate cos…
Money6 Mistakes People Make When Giving to CharityMoneyAnd even donations to legitimate causes can be squandered by last-minute, impulsive or scattershot giving, said Daniel Borochoff, president and founder of nonprofit watchdog Charity Watch . Given t…
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Supply-side constraints affect quake victims: Donors
Himalayan Times “The ongoing political and economic crisis will have impact on growth and slow down poverty reduction efforts,” Swiss Ambassador to Nepal, Urs Harren, who was speaking on behalf of development partners based in Nepal, told the local donors‘ meeting … |
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Hillary Clinton’s Not-So-Tough Talk About Wall Street Reform
Pacific Standard Of the 140 bills Clinton introduced during that period, five were related to housing finance or foreclosures, according to congressional records. Only one of those five secured any … Wall Street executives were the largest donors to both her 2006 … |